Journals

  • Staring in the Dark (Short Story)

    Staring in the Dark (Short Story)

    “The devil lives among us but we refuse to acknowledge this reality because we are naturally ignorant people.” -Ezinnewrites We had travelled to my village, Okpala in Imo state, for my grandmother’s burial. I was a bright eleven year old girl who loved playing hide & seek and listening to the birds sing in the Read more

  • GLIMPSE (JOURNAL) 

    GLIMPSE (JOURNAL) 

    It is a cool Wednesday evening, eighteen minutes past seven, and I’m laying on my bed, covering my legs with the yellow wrapper my mother gave to me four years ago. I’m reading a book by Chimamanda that I bought last week when I traveled. The Thing Around Your Neck. It reminds me of myself, Read more

  • How To Lose A Man (Short Story)

    How To Lose A Man (Short Story)

    “I’m pregnant” Sade said after sipping on her glass of fresh apple juice. They were seated in an expensive restaurant located somewhere in Ikoyi. Her boyfriend, Kenny, was speechless for a moment, then he broke into a loud unanticipated laughter. Sade was thrown aback. She didn’t expect this reaction from him. When her doctor broke Read more

  • Strange Ordeal in Lagos Traffic (Poem) 

    Strange Ordeal in Lagos Traffic (Poem) 

    “Please help me Ma” A woman cried. I looked at her & my eyes widened with surprise Lying in her arms was a thin sick child Whose eyes sunk deep in their sockets and just may die “Please help me Ma” The woman cried again I was too filled with pity to turn away I Read more

  • THE AFRICAN FEMALE PRIDE

    THE AFRICAN FEMALE PRIDE

    First poem on the blog in April!  I am deeply rooted in the African culture The traditional ways of life.                   The colour of my skin, the melanin       My Father’s slender cane.                         Read more

  • Dedicated to the African Girl Child 1 

    Thank God it’s Friday! Finally, majority of us get to take a tiny break from work, relax our body and minds, and prepare for Monday. Today I will be addressing a few issues in the typical lower class Nigerian home regarding The Girl Child. This happens to be the first on my list as a result Read more